In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show.

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.

I can hardly express in words my deep feeling and sympathy for them, knowing as I do, the many serious handicaps and obstacles that will confront them in almost every walk of life.

I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.